Janka

See also: Janką and jänkä

Plautdietsch

Noun

Janka m (plural Jankasch)

  1. covetousness
  2. yen, hankering, strong desire

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjan.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -anka
  • Syllabification: Jan‧ka

Etymology 1

Clipping of Janina + -ka.

Proper noun

Janka f

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Janina
Declension
Declension of Janka
singular plural
nominative Janka Janki
genitive Janki Janek
dative Jance Jankom
accusative Jankę Janki
instrumental Janką Jankami
locative Jance Jankach
vocative Janko Janki

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Janka m pers

  1. genitive/accusative singular of Janek

Further reading

  • Janka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjanka]

Proper noun

Janka m pers (female equivalent Janková)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Janka
(pattern hrdina)
singularplural 1plural 2
nominativeJankaJankoviaJankovci
genitiveJankuJankovJankovcov
dativeJankoviJankomJankovcom
accusativeJankuJankovJankovcov
locativeJankoviJankochJankovcoch
instrumentalJankomJankamiJankovcami

Further reading

  • “Janka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
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